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The World Poker Tour’s festival at The Star Sydney produced a new champion on Wednesday, as Australian pro Cooper Feltham took down the WPT Prime Australia Championship.
Feltham topped the AUD $1,500 buy-in event for $187,793, adding to career live earnings that already exceeded $1 million (USD) before this result.
He secured the title after a heads-up chip deal with Ling Liu, who entered the final confrontation trailing roughly 3-to-1 in chips but still had a chance to seize control late in the match.
Liu moved all in preflop holding A♠7♥ and appeared to be well ahead when Feltham made the call with A♦2♥, putting her in a strong position to potentially take the chip lead.
The board initially favored Liu, but Feltham picked up backdoor outs on the 4♦J♦4♥ flop. A 3♠ on the turn gave him a gutshot straight draw, which he completed when the 5♠ landed on the river, sealing the victory. Liu settled for second place and AUD $161,127.
Action in Sydney continues, with Day 1a of the AUD $5,000 WPT Australia Championship now underway across three starting flights. Alan Pham returns as defending champion after claiming last year’s title for AUD $558,211.
